The following is the official press release for the fight: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (March 13) – Unbeaten Mexican superstar and WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez and undefeated WBA Super Welterweight Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout are set to square off in a 12-round, WBC and WBA Super Welterweight …
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STATEMENT FROM BERNARD HOPKINS NEWLY CROWNED IBF LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION There are numerous champions that have been calling me out after my historic victory on Saturday Night. I am aware that I have a mandatory obligation under the IBF guidelines to fight Karo Murat, the mandatory challenger. Out of respect …
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By Johnny Walker UK heavyweight boxer Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora has had his boxing license restored by the British Boxing Board of Control, a year after his press conference brawl with fellow Brit David Haye in Munich, Germany, caused his suspension from the ring. Chisora, 29, who is slated to …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 4th to March 11th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Mendez Defeats Salgado, Sosa Defeats Solis Argenis Mendez (21-2) defeated Juan Carlos Salgado (26-2-1) in a …
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By Chris Cella In preparation of their upcoming super welterweight championship showdown April 20 in San Antonio, Texas, WBC champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO) and WBA champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (26-0, 14 KO) will be holding a three city, two-day press tour to officially announce their unification …
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TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW, TUESDAY, MARCH 12 AT 1:00 P.M. ET/10:00 A.M. PT LAS VEGAS (March 11, 2013)…Boxing’s mega-star, undefeated, Eight-Time, Five-Division and current WBC Welterweight World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather will return to the ring on Saturday, May 4 to defend his title against Six-Time and Four-Division World …
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By Jackie Kallen As a person who is getting up there in age, I was pulling for Bernard Hopkins to defeat Tavoris Cloud the other night. Not that I don’t like Cloud and was hoping he’d lose. It’s just that Bernard’s cheering section grows with each fight. If he continues …
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By Chris Cella Over the past few weeks there have been two separate conversations circling around the boxing world…who would be current WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi’s next opponent, and is two-time champion Adrien Broner ready to step up to the next level of competition? There have been talks about …
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By Chris Cella This past Friday, New Jersey’s own up-and-coming light middleweight prospect Thomas “Cornflake” La Manna battled his way to 11-0 with a unanimous decision victory over Josh Snyder at the Resorts Casino in Atlantic City. At 21-years-old La Manna, who stems from a boxing family, has progressively gotten …
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By Kirk Jackson One stands at roughly 6’1” and currently fights the 175 pound light heavyweight division. The other stands 6’6” weighs roughly 205 pounds. One is described as a tactical, in-ring executioner. While excelling in the art that is known as the sweet science, he possesses the ability to …
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